League Championship—Super Bowl XLII

(Feb. 3, 2008, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale Ariz. Attendance: 71,101. Time: 3:35)

Scoring

	1st Q	2nd Q	3rd Q	4th Q	Final
New York	3	0	0	14	17
New England	0	7	0	7	14

1st: NY—FG: 32 yd by Tynes, 5:01.

2nd: NE—TD: 1-yd run by Maroney (Gostkowski kick), 14:57.

4th: NY—TD: 5-yd pass from Eli Manning to Tyree (Tynes kick) 11:05. NE—TD: 6-yd pass from Tom Brady to Moss (Gostkowski kick), 2:42. NY—TD: 13-yd pass from Eli Manning to Burress (Tynes kick), 0:35.

MVP: Eli Manning, New York quarterback.

Individual Statistics

Passing: NY—Manning 8 for 85 yds. NE—Brady 8 for 82 yds.
Rushing: NY—Jacobs 11 for 35 yds, Bradshaw 4 for 26 yds, Manning 1 for 0 yds. NE—Maroney 8 for 11 yds, Faulk 1 for 7 yds, Evans 1 for 2 yds.
Receiving: NY—Smith 3 for 21 yds, Toomer 1 for 38 yds, Burress 1 for 14 yds, Tyree 1 for 6 yds, Bradshaw 1 for 3 yds, Hedgecock 1 for 3 yds. NE—Stallworth 2 for 25 yds, Welker 2 for 17 yds, Faulk 2 for 14 yds, Moss 1 for 18 yds, Maroney 1 for 8 yds.
Interceptions: NE—Hobbs 1 for 23 yds.
Field goals: NY—Tynes 1 for 32 yds.
Punting: NY—Feagles 4. NE—Hanson 4.
Punt Returns: NY—R. McQuarters 3. NE—Welker 1.
Kickoff Returns: NY—Hixon 2. NE—Maroney 4.

Statistics of the Game

	Giants	Patriots
First downs	17	22
3rd down efficiency	8–16	7–14
Total offense (net yards)	338	274
Plays	63	69
Average gain	5.4	4.0
Rushing yards (net)	91	45
Rushes	26	16
Average per rush	3.5	2.8
Passing yards (net)	247	229
Completions–attempts	3–8	5–37
Yards per pass	7.3	4.8
Had intercepted	1	0
Punts–number and average	4–39.0	4–43.8
Return–yardage	25	38
Penalties–number and yards	4–36	5–35
Fumbles–number and lost	2–0	1–1
Time of possession	30:27	29:33